A total of 985 migrants rescued at sea stand by on the three boats that cross a few miles from the Sicilian coast.

The directive of the Minister of the Interior Matteo Piantedosi, which ordered humanitarian ships to keep away from Italian waters, dates back to 8 days ago . Back then there were 2, the Humanity 1 and the Ocean Viking . Now Geo Barents has been added .

"There are many children on board and there are those who need immediate care ", press the NGOs that have addressed multiple requests for a port to Italy and Malta, all of which have failed. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni speaks openly of "pirate ships" . "If you commute between the African coasts and Italy to ferry migrants - he accuses - you openly violate the law of the sea and international legislation. If an NGO ship flies the German flag, let's say, there are two cases: either Germany he recognizes it and takes charge of it or it becomes a pirate ship. "

While Piantedosi reiterates his no, Doctors Without Borders, which manages the Geo Barents (Norwegian flag, 572 people recovered), points out that the on-board team "promptly contacted and informed both the Maltese maritime authorities, responsible for the Sar area in which the rescue activities are carried out, which the Italian authorities have, but the Maltese relief coordination center has not sent any instructions or communications ".

On the ship there are over 60 minors , three pregnant women and cases that require immediate intervention, such as the one, explains Riccardo Gatti, head of MSF operations, of "a family from Togo with an 11-month-old baby born with a cleft lip and who today has difficulty swallowing. Her parents worked in Libya to save money to treat their daughter, while at the same time trying to get a visa for Europe which has always been denied. " On Humanity 1 (German flag), 179 shipwrecked people have been collected, while Ocean Viking (Norwegian flag) hosts 234 migrants.

(Unioneonline / D)

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